VCU Business Fair

by Anuj Singh

Students and representatives find biannual career fair at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Business helpful.

Many business firms attended the event, including State Farm Insurance, CarMax, Geico, and Heritage Wealth Advisors.

Rodney Wheeler, Human Resources Representative for State Farm Insurance, has done three School of Business career fairs, and said VCU is a great recruiting ground for potential employees.

“VCU students have the eagerness, professionalism, and education we are looking for in future employees,” Wheeler said.

Wheeler said VCU business students have begun to show more interest the world’s largest automobile, property, and causality insurance provider.

“State Farm has become a recognized business by VCU students, and they are considering future employment opportunities with us (State Farm),” Wheeler said.

CarMax was another one of the fair’s regulars. Dondi Wyatt, service payables manager, represents her firm at VCU’s business fair every spring and fall.

“We typically recruit for our accounting, finance, and information technology departments,” Wyatt said.

Wyatt said CarMax, which is headquartered locally here in Richmond, shows a lot of interest in VCU’s business students.

“This (VCU) campus is nearby and it is one of the best campuses to recruit from, the students are very professional,” Wyatt said.

Some VCU students showed a lot of interest at the fair, and found it insightful and helpful.

Elias Andreopoulos, 28, is an accounting student at VCU.

“The (business) fair gives us (VCU students) a chance to meet the firms that have job opportunities in our fields,” Andreopoulos said.

Andreopoulos said he found the fair beneficial.

“These fairs prepare us for future job interviews and allows us to make connections in the business world before we graduate,” Andreopoulos said.

Jessica Bui, 21, is a business administration and management major, said this was her first business fair. She visited many of the different firms’ tables including Defense Management Contractors Agency, Ferderal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and Heritage Wealth Advisors.

“There was a good selection of firms, and it allows us (VCU students) to begin networking with people in the business world,” Bui said.